Modeling and Optimization of Two-Terminal Spin-Orbit-Torque MRAM

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Auteurs principaux: Shazon, Md Nahid Haque, Kumar, Piyush, Liu, Luqiao, Ralph, Daniel C., Naeemi, Azad
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author Shazon, Md Nahid Haque
Kumar, Piyush
Liu, Luqiao
Ralph, Daniel C.
Naeemi, Azad
author_facet Shazon, Md Nahid Haque
Kumar, Piyush
Liu, Luqiao
Ralph, Daniel C.
Naeemi, Azad
contents This paper presents physical modeling and benchmarking for two-terminal spin-orbit torque magnetic random-access memory (2T-SOT-MRAM). The results indicate that the common SOT materials that provide only in-plane torque can provide little to no improvement over spin-transfer-torque (STT) MRAM in terms of write energy. However, emerging SOT materials that provide out-of-plane torques with efficiencies as small as 0.1 can result in significant improvements in the write energy for such 2-terminal devices, especially when the magnet lateral dimensions are scaled down to 30 or 20 nm. Additionally, a novel 2T-SOT MRAM device is proposed that can increase the path electrons pass through the SOT layer; hence, increasing the generated spin current and the energy efficiency of the device. Our benchmarking results indicate that an out-of-plane SOT efficiency of 0.051 for 20nm wide devices can result in write energies approaching SRAM at the 7nm technology node.
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spellingShingle Modeling and Optimization of Two-Terminal Spin-Orbit-Torque MRAM
Shazon, Md Nahid Haque
Kumar, Piyush
Liu, Luqiao
Ralph, Daniel C.
Naeemi, Azad
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
This paper presents physical modeling and benchmarking for two-terminal spin-orbit torque magnetic random-access memory (2T-SOT-MRAM). The results indicate that the common SOT materials that provide only in-plane torque can provide little to no improvement over spin-transfer-torque (STT) MRAM in terms of write energy. However, emerging SOT materials that provide out-of-plane torques with efficiencies as small as 0.1 can result in significant improvements in the write energy for such 2-terminal devices, especially when the magnet lateral dimensions are scaled down to 30 or 20 nm. Additionally, a novel 2T-SOT MRAM device is proposed that can increase the path electrons pass through the SOT layer; hence, increasing the generated spin current and the energy efficiency of the device. Our benchmarking results indicate that an out-of-plane SOT efficiency of 0.051 for 20nm wide devices can result in write energies approaching SRAM at the 7nm technology node.
title Modeling and Optimization of Two-Terminal Spin-Orbit-Torque MRAM
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.06215